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thrips
thrips [ thrips ] (plural thrips)


noun 
Definition:
 
tiny sucking insect: a tiny sucking insect with four long thin wings fringed with hairs. It feeds on the sap of plants. Order Thysanoptera.
[Late 18th century. Via Latin< Greek, 'woodworm']
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